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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
EDUCATIONAL-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
“Baltic-Black Sea Regional Studies” (language of tuition: English)
HIGHER EDUCATION LEVEL - Second (Master’s) Degree
Specialty № 291International Relations, Public Communications and Regional Studies
Branch of knowledge № 29 International Relations
Qualification: Master in International Relations, Public Communications and Regional
Studies. Interpreter. (Baltic-Black Sea Regional Studies (language of tuition: English)).
APPROVED BY SCIENTIFIC BOARD
Head of Scientific Board
Rector V.P. Melnyk /_______________/
“_____”__________2019
Minutes No. _____
Educational-Professional Program is applicable since 01.09.2019
Lviv 2019
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Designed by the team of the Faculty of International Relations of Ivan Franko National
University of Lviv:
1. Doctor, PhD in Economics, Professor M. Malskyy (
2. Doctor, PhD in Historical Sciences, Professor N. Antonyuk
3. Doctor, PhD in Economics, Professor Yu. Prysiazhniuk
4. PhD in Economics, Associate Professor Yu. Fedun
5. PhD in Political Sciences, Associate Professor M. Gladysh
6. PhD in Political Sciences, Associate Professor O. Krayevska
Project team coordinator
(guarantor of the Educational-Professional Program)
______________ Prof. M. Malskyy
Approved
at the meeting of the Scientific Board of the Faculty of International Relations
“23” June 2018
Minutes No. __6__
at the meeting of the Scientific Board of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
“26” September 2018
Minutes No. __54/9__
Dean of the Faculty of International Relations
______________ Prof. M. Malskyy
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1. Profile of educational-professional program «Baltic-Black Sea Regional Studies» of
Master’s degree of higher education
І. General Information
Name of higher educational
establishment and name of
structural unit
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
Faculty of International Relations
Department of International Relations and Diplomatic Service
Department of Regional Studies and International Tourism
Higher education level and
qualification
Second level of higher education (Master’s) degree
Master in International Relations, Public Communications and
Regional Studies. Interpreter. (Baltic-Black Sea Regional
Studies (language of tuition: English))
Official name of educational-
professional program
Educational-professional program «Baltic-Black Sea Regional
Studies» (language of tuition: English)
Type of the diploma, number of
ECTS credits, duration of the
program
Master’s Degree Diploma, 90 ECTS credits, 1 year and 4
months
Accreditation Specialty Accreditation Certificate
International Relations, Public Communications and Regional
Studies
Series НД №1492662 dated by 25.09.2017
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
On the basis of the Accreditation Commission decision of 8th
of July 2014 minutes No110
(order of the Minister for Education and Science of Ukraine
on 15.07.2014 №2642л)
Certificate valid until July 1, 2025
Cycle/Level Second level of higher education (Master’s) degree / eighth
qualification level of the National Qualifications Framework
FQ-EHEA – second cycle
EQF-LLL – level 7
Prerequsites Bachelor’s Degree Diploma, Diploma of Specialist
Admission requirements are determined by the “Admission
Rules to the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv”
approved by the Scientific Board of the University.
Language(s) of tuition English, Ukrainian
Duration of the educational
program till the 1
st of July 2025
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2. The aim of educational-professional program
The program is aimed at a deeper study of certain aspects of regional integration processes in
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the Baltic-Black Sea region, and thus aims to ensure a proper level of study of theoretical
foundations and familiarization with practical aspects of the historical, socio-economic, political,
cultural and ethno-national development of the region. The relevance of the educational program is
stipulated by the necessity to deepen the knowledge of the Baltic-Black Sea region and Ukraine’s
role in this region, as it is extremely important for a modern specialist in international relations and
regional studies not only to know the economic and political components of European integration,
but also to be an active participant in regional integration processes. The knowledge gained will help
specialists in the field of regional studies to establish and promote cooperation between Ukraine and
the countries of the Baltic-Black Sea region in the political, economic and cultural-educational
spheres, as well as to acquire skills in the development and implementation of international
educational projects. The aim of the program is to train highly qualified local specialists in the field
of the Baltic-Black Sea regional studies.
3. Characteristics of the educational program
Subject area (field of knowledge,
specialty, specialization (if any)
1. Direction of higher education according to professional
orientation – 29 International Relations.
2. Specialty – 291 International Relations, Public
Communications and Regional Studies
3. Specialization – Baltic-Black Sea Regional Studies
(language of tuition: English)
4. Qualification – Master in International Relations, Public
Communications and Regional Studies. Interpreter.
Orientation of the educational
program
Educational-professional.
The program is aimed at a comprehensive study of various
aspects of history, politics, economics, culture, ethno-national
and religious development, demographic situations, migration
processes in the Baltic-Black Sea region; it is based on the
latest scientific results, taking into account the current state of
development of international relations and regional studies;
the program is aimed at the disciplines which will facilitate
further professional and scientific career. The main task of the
program is to train specialists who thoroughly possess a
complex of categorical and analytical way of thinking in the
field of Baltic-Black Sea region, and to train those specialists
who possess deep knowledge on special subjects and are able
to analyze the influence of regional factors on the foreign
policy of states and international relations in various spheres
of life of countries and regions, capable not only to use the
acquired knowledge, but also to generate new ones based on
the modern achievements of science.
The program provides the study and active use of foreign
languages and the creation of conditions for academic
mobility and study at the relevant faculties of leading
institutions of higher education both in Ukraine and abroad.
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The main focus of the educational
program
Objects of study - historical, socio-economic, political,
cultural and ethno-national development of the Baltic-Black
Sea region, cross-border and transnational relations in the
region, foreign policy of the states of the Baltic-Black Sea
region, international governmental and non-governmental
organizations in the region, peculiarities of interaction of the
countries of the region with the EU, the role and place of
Ukraine in the Baltic-Black Sea region.
Aims of the study - formation and development of general
and professional competences and acquisition of deep
knowledge on the theory and practice of regional studies,
peculiarities of regionalism in the Baltic-Black Sea region,
historical, socio-economic, political, cultural and ethno-
national development of the Baltic-Black Sea region, foreign
policy of the states of the Baltic-Black Sea region,
international governmental and non-governmental
organizations in the region, peculiarities of interaction of the
countries of the region with the EU, the role and place of
Ukraine in the Baltic-Black Sea region.
Theoretical content of the subject area - covers a wide
range of theories and concepts of regional research and
regional integration, taking into account peculiarities of the Baltic-Black Sea region.
Methods, methodologies and techniques – using modern
methodology of social sciences, including modern methods of
collecting, processing and analysis of information in the field
of regional studies and international relations, using expert
and prognostic methods, as well as information and
communication techniques for problem solving in of the
professional sphere.
Peculiarities of the program The multidisciplinary educational program (taught in English)
provides by its structure comprehensive training for specialists
in the sphere of international relations and the Baltic-Black
Sea cooperation, with a deep study of the peculiarities of its
development and functioning.
The Master’s Programme is developed within the framework
of the Erasmus+ KA2 project «Rethinking Regional Studies:
the Baltic-Black Sea Connection» (586281-EPP-1-2017-1-
EE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP) in partnership with the universities
from the European Union: University of Tartu (Estonia),
University of Lund (Sweden), Adam Mickiewicz University
in Poznan (Poland), Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania)
and Ukrainian higher educational institutions: Taras
Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Odesa I. I.
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Mechnikov National University, Mariupol State University.
The program provides in-depth study and practical
application of at least two foreign languages, which will
enable students to get opportunities for academic mobility and
internships in the Baltic-Black Sea region and the diplomatic
missions of Ukraine.
The teachers involved in the implementation of this
educational program have accumulated considerable
international experience in both the teaching and research
spheres, and successfully use it in the development and
teaching of courses.
4. Further education and employment suitability of graduates
Employment suitability Graduates can work in:
- the system of central executive authorities, whose
powers include the formation and implementation of state
policy in the sphere of foreign relations of Ukraine and
diplomatic missions of Ukraine abroad;
- in state institutions (state administrations, local
authorities, international departments of central executive
bodies, etc.);
- in private entities in the field of international relations
(representative offices of multinational corporations, joint
ventures and enterprises with foreign capital, travel agencies,
expert advisory groups), in international intergovernmental
and non-governmental organizations.
Further education Education at the third (educational-scientific) level of
higher education.
5. Teaching and assessment
Teaching and learning Teaching and training is carried out in the form of lectures,
seminars and practical classes, independent work on the basis
of the study of textbooks, manuals, lecture notes and
information on the Internet, individual classes and
consultations, educational practice, writing of course papers
and Master’s theses, student-oriented learning, problem and
differentiated learning technology, technology of
intensification and individualization, programmed learning technology, information technology, developmental learning
technology, credit transfer system of learning organization, e-
learning in the Moodle system, self-study, research-based
learning.
Assessment Assessment of academic achievement is carried out on a
100-grading scale, ECTS, national 4-grading scale
(“excellent’, “good”, “satisfactory”, “unsatisfactory”) and
verbal (“passed”, “not passed”) systems.
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Types of control: current, thematic, periodic, final, self-
control.
Forms of control: oral questioning and written testing, test
assignments including computer testing, presentations,
defense of course papers and projects, practice reports,
defense of the Master’s theses.
Current control – oral questioning and written testing, test
assignments, defense of individual assignments in the form of
essays or presentations. Final control – oral or written examinations, credits, taking
into account accumulated points of current control.
State certification – preparation and public defense of
Master’s thesis and comprehensive certification examination.
Certification is carried out in the form of public defense.
6. Program competencies
Integral competence Ability to solve complex theoretical problems and applied
problems in the sphere of international relations and foreign
policy, to analyze international interactions between states,
international organizations and non-state actors, which
involves the application of international relations theories,
foreign policy and international communications, the use of
interdisciplinary and specialized scientific methods of
international relations research.
General Competencies (GC)
GC 1. Ability to think abstractly, analyze and synthesize.
GC 2. Knowledge and understanding of the subject area
and understanding of professional activity.
GC 3. Ability to learn and master modern knowledge and
apply it in practical activities.
GC 4. Ability to communicate in both state and foreign
languages, both in oral and written form.
GC 5. Ability to search, process and analyze information
from a variety of sources through the use of information and
communication technologies.
GC 6. Ability to identify, set and solve problems.
GC 7. Ability to prove the choice of ways to solve
professional tasks, critically evaluate the results obtained and
justify the decisions made.
GC 8. Ability to work both individually and in a team.
GC 9. Ability to adapt and act in a new situation,
particularly in an international context.
GC 10. Interpersonal skills, respect for diversity and
multiculturalism.
GC 11. Ability to act socially responsible, to show civic
consciousness, to be responsible for the quality of work
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performed.
Specialty Competencie (SC) SC 1. Knowledge of key theories, principles and
concepts gained from interdisciplinary research and relevant
disciplines.
SC 2. Ability to understand international relations in a
variety of contexts, including political, security, legal,
economic, social, cultural and information.
SC 3. Knowledge about the current state of researches on
international relations and world politics in economic,
political and legal sciences, as well as in interdisciplinary
studies.
SC 4. Ability to independently research the problems of
international relations, prepare and publicly test the results of
research.
SC 5. Understanding the characteristics of the development
of countries and regions, peculiarities and legitimacy of global
processes and their place in individual countries.
SC 6. Understanding the historical, political, legal and
cultural features of the Baltic-Black Sea region.
SC 7. Understanding the basics of socio-economic
development of the Baltic-Black Sea region
SC 8. Knowledge of the nature, sources and institutions of
foreign policy of the states of the Baltic-Black Sea region.
SC 9. Understanding of integration processes, mainly in the
Baltic-Black Sea region, and the EU place in these processes.
SC 10. Knowledge and understanding of national interests
of Ukraine in the Baltic-Black Sea region.
SC 11. Knowledge of the nature and evolution of regional
and subregional international organizations, their place in the
Baltic-Black Sea region, the main forms and prospects of
Ukraine’s cooperation with them.
SC 12. Knowledge of development and management of
international projects, in particular in the Baltic-Black Sea
region.
SC 13. Ability to carry out communication and
information-analytical activities in the field of international
relations (in Ukrainian and foreign languages).
SC 14. Knowledge of migration processes and trends in the
Baltic-Black Sea region.
7. Program learning outcomes
Designing (analytical, research) PLOD 1. To demonstrate knowledge gained in the course
of learning related to the nature, evolution, state of theoretical
studies of international relations and world politics, as well as
the nature and sources of foreign policy of states and the
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activities of other participants in international relations
PLOD 2. To demonstrate knowledge of the nature and
mechanisms of international communications.
PLOD 3. To demonstrate knowledge of the nature and
peculiarities of the interactions of individual countries and
regions at the global, regional and local levels.
PLOD 4. To understand how to describe and evaluate the
international situation, use various sources of information on
international and foreign policy events and processes.
PLOD 5. To understand the principles of using theoretical
knowledge on international relations, foreign policy,
international security and conflict, international regionalism in
solving practical problems.
Organizational PLOO 1. To collect, process and compile a large amount of
information on the state of international relations, foreign
policy of Ukraine and other countries.
PLOO 2. To define political, diplomatic, security, public,
legal, economic and other risks in international relations and
global processes.
PLOO 3. To conduct independent research into the
problems of international relations using scientific theories
and concepts, scientific methods and interdisciplinary
approaches.
PLOO 4. To analyze and evaluate conceptual approaches to
the problems of international relations and foreign policy.
PLOO 5. To speak foreign languages at a professional
level.
Administrative PLOA 1. Performing the function of supervisor (scientific
supervisor).
PLOA 2. Planning of information and analytical types of
work.
PLOA 3. Distributing tasks and organizing control over
their performance.
PLOA 4. Ensuring appropriate working conditions for
group members.
Executive PLOE 1. To analyze information on the state of
international relations, foreign policy of Ukraine and other
countries, prepare information and analytical documents
according to the rules of their arrangement.
PLOE 2. To evaluate the events of international life,
processes in the field of international cooperation and
international security, the state of interaction and conflict in
international systems.
PLOE 3. To carry out activities in the diplomatic sphere
and other fields related to international cooperation.
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PLOE 4. To conduct individual and group research in the
field of international relations, foreign policy, regional studies
and international communications, prepare and disseminate
reports on research results.
PLOE 5. To interpret from / into a foreign language both in
oral and written forms on the professional topics of
international cooperation, foreign policy, international
communications, bilateral and multilateral international
projects in particular.
Communication PLOC 1. To conduct a business conversation in the field of
international relations and foreign policy.
PLOC 2. To participate in professional discussions on
issues of international relations, foreign policy and
international communications, respect opponents and their
point of view.
PLOC 3. To use modern information and communication
technologies in the sphere of international relations.
Autonomy and responsibility PLOA 1. To defend the interests of Ukraine in various
spheres of international relations.
PLOA 2. To demonstrate the ability to further study with a
high level of autonomy.
PLOA 3. To evaluate the results of your own work and be
responsible for your personal professional development.
PLOA 4. To make your own decisions, be a leader, be
responsible for teamwork.
8. Resources for program implementation
Staffing More than 90% of the academic staff involved in the
teaching of professionally-oriented disciplines have academic
/ science degrees related to specialties.
The graduating departments of International Relations and
Diplomatic Service, Regional Studies and International
Tourism are constantly working on the implementation of
career mechanisms of scientific and pedagogical workers,
their motivation for high level professional activity.
The teachers of the departments constantly improve and
upgrade their pedagogical and professional skills by:
• working on dissertation research / PhD Thesis;
• conducting scientific researches;
• taking part in seminars and conferences (departmental,
inter-university, Ukrainian, international);
• taking part in scientific and methodological seminars,
round tables;
• internships at other universities and abroad.
The teaching staff members are obliged to upgrade their
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professional skills, undergo advanced training and internship
at educational institutions and other universities every five
years. A number of teachers of the faculty departments had
the opportunity to improve professional skills while having
their internships abroad.
The departments provide postgraduate study training
prospective staff members.
The system of staff promotion and motivation consists of
the following:
• opportunities for rapid career progress;
• awarding of academic titles;
• possibility for publishing textbooks, manuals,
monographs, etc.;
• possibility for advanced training through internships;
• bonuses;
• awarding of certificates, honorary diplomas for
significant achievements in scientific and pedagogical
activity;
Staff members of other departments of the Faculty of
International Relations, as well as foreign specialists are
involved in teaching of some courses of the educational
program within the framework of cooperation agreements and
academic mobility programs.
Logistics The Faculty of International Relations of Ivan Franko
National University of Lviv is located in a separate building
and has an appropriate material and technical base for
conducting educational process. Students and staff of the
Faculty of International Relations have access to all of the
University’s infrastructure.
Training of Master’s students under the educational
program “Baltic-Black Sea Regional Studies” is carried out in
the premises of the Faculty of International Relations and
other faculties of the University.
The faculty has 31 classrooms and premises for seminars,
practical classes, with a total area of 551.3 m2. All areas are
the property of the University.
The educational process will also take place in the
computer classes of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv,
which have modern software and applications packages that
can be used for natural science and professional-oriented
disciplines.
The Faculty of International Relations is provided with
computers connected to the University’s information system,
as well as to the Internet. Computers, printers, scanners and
other equipment are used at the Faculty’s departments and in
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the Dean’s office. A small publishing center operates at the
Faculty to provide methodological support and training. In
order to conduct presentation and improve the quality of the
educational process overhead projectors are used.
The classroom № 009 has a Multimedia Lab equipped with
an interactive whiteboard, overhead projector, 15 computers, a
printer and the appropriate furniture. Internet access is
available in the classroom.
Classes are taught using multimedia projection system and
other modern equipment and means.
All training and administrative facilities meet the safety
requirements and provide proper lighting, heat and air
conditioning systems. Modes of training equipment and
equipment comply with fixed standards and regulations.
For the effective organization of the educational process
there is a methodical department and a publishing house at the
university; there is also a methodical department at the
Faculty of International Relations to provide both students and
teaching staff with the methodological literature, ensure the
effective organization of the educational process.
The high level of equipment and all the facilities of Ivan
Franko National University of Lviv and its departments meets
the accreditation requirements and enables the staff to provide
efficient training of specialists under the educational-
professional program “Baltic-Black Sea Regional Studies”.
The library book fund is formed according to new curricula
and consists of the latest literature.
Information and training support The official website of the University http://lnu.edu.ua/
contains information about educational programs, scientific
and educational activities, structural units, admission rules,
contacts.
All LNU registered users have unlimited access to the
Internet.
The methodological materials of educational and scientific
program are presented on the website of the Faculty of
International Relations: http://intrel.lnu.edu.ua/
The library book fund is formed according to new curricula
and consists of the latest literature.
Any information and periodicals that come to the
department are processed by computer and entered into an
electronic database of the teaching and methodical office. In
order to update and use the literature stock effectively
favorable conditions have been created.
Students studying under the educational-professional
program “Baltic-Black Sea Regional Studies” have the
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opportunity to use the book collections of the V. Stefanyk
Lviv National Scientific Libraries of the NAS of Ukraine and
the University Scientific Library.
The general fund of the V. Stefanyk Lviv National
Scientific Library is more than 7 million items (as of 2012),
more than 6 000 of which are on in international relations.
The general fund of the University Scientific Library (as of
the 1st quarter of 2012) is 3 017 961 items (in the state
language - 874 645, in the foreign language - 840 752, in
Russian - 1 263 953).
9. Academic mobility
National Credit Mobility Individual academic mobility is implemented within the
framework of inter-university agreements on the
establishment of scientific-educational relations with a
number of domestic higher education institutions, which meet
the needs of the development of education and science.
Leading specialists from Ukrainian universities may
supervise the scientific work of students on the terms of
individual contracts.
The credits received at other universities of Ukraine can be
transferred provided they meet the competences required.
International Credit Mobility The Faculty of International Relations actively cooperates
with foreign partner universities:
University of Warsaw (Poland), Jagiellonian University
(Poland), Wroclaw University (Poland), M. Curie-
Skłodowska University in Lublin (Poland), Charles University
(Czech Republic), Queen Mary University of London (United
Kingdom), University of Bologna (Italy), University of. J.
Washington (USA), University of Ottawa (Canada), Vilnius
University (Lithuania), Freiburg University of Education
(Germany), University of Tartu (Estonia), University of
Vienna (Austria) and many others.
The Faculty of International Relations has been involved in
several Tempus projects:
«IMPRESS» - “Improving the efficiency of student
services” 530534-Tempus-1-2012-1-UK-Tempus-SMGR. The
project lasted from 2013 to 2016.
530360-TEMPUS-1-2012-1-GE-TEMPUS-JPCR
Development and Introduction of Multilingual Teacher
Education Programs at Universities of Georgia and Ukraine.
The project lasted from 2012 to 2016.
EUNEG – European Neighbourhood Policy Law and Good
Governance 530391-TEMPUS-1-2012-1-SI-TEMPUS-JPCR.
Coordinator – University of Maribor, Slovenia. The project
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lasted from 2012 to 2015.
The Faculty of International Relations participated in the
Erasmus Mundus EU International Academic Exchange
Program:
Erasmus Mundus - External Cooperation Window for
Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova (Lot 6/7)
Erasmus Mundus Action 2, Lot 7/8/5 – Partnerships,
(Erasmus Mundus Action 2 – Partnerships, Lot 7/8/5)
In 2014 a new Erasmus + program was launched - KA1
(Learning Mobility of Individuals) and KA2 (Strategic
Partnership), as well as Jean Monnet Programme.
The coordinator of Erasmus + projects at Ivan Franko
National University of Lviv is Oksana Krayevska - Associate
Professor of the Department of Regional Studies and
International Tourism of the Faculty of International
Relations.
Since 2015 the Faculty of International relations has been
an active participant in Erasmus + KA 1 projects that provide
academic mobility for students, faculty and administrative
staff. More than 49 bilateral Erasmus + agreements with
leading European Union universities have been concluded.
Most agreements are also open to the academic mobility of
students and teaching staff of the Faculty.
In October 2017 Erasmus + KA 2 Project - Rethinking
Regional Studies: the Baltic-Black Sea Connection (586281-EPP-1-2017-1-EE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP) was launched at the
Faculty of International Relations. The Master’s programme
has been developed in the framework of this project.
Project Coordinator is Tartu University (Estonia); partners
from European universities are: University of Lund
(Sweden), Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan (Poland),
Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania); partners from
Ukrainian higher educational institutions are: Ivan Franko
National University of Lviv, Taras Shevchenko National
University of Kyiv, Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National
University, Mariupol State University.
Within the framework of agreements with the Swedish
Institute and the Estonian Institute, teachers of Swedish and
Estonian languages - citizens of Sweden and Estonia, work at
the Department of Foreign Languages.
Within 2014-2017 Jean Monnet Erasmus + Project was
implemented at the department. New Master’s course on EU’s
Subnational Dimension was taught within the framework of
the Project, and the course has become a part of the
educational program.
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Since 2014 the European Union Information Center has
been functioning at the Department of Regional Studies and
International Tourism, which provides access to the EU
electronic resources, access to publications and research on
European integration issues.
Since September 2018 the faculty members joined the
implementation of the interdepartmental Jean Monnet
Erasmus + project 599469-EPP-1-2018-1-UA-EPPJMO-SOE
- Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Western Ukrainian
Research Center in European Studies
Teachers of the department undergo internships and
delivered lectures abroad, take part in international
conferences. Thus, the department cooperates with the
Warsaw, Wroclaw, Lublin, Poznan, Gdansk, Jagiellonian,
Opole and Rzeszow Universities (Poland); University of
Bologna (Italy); Zagreb University (Croatia); Middle East
Technical University (Turkey); University of Vienna
(Austria); Bard College of New York State University;
Syracuse University; Kennan Institute Woodrow Wilson
Center in Washington DC; George Washington University
(USA); University of Northumbria (UK); Geneva Center for
Security Policy (Switzerland); University of Uppsala
(Sweden); University of Toronto (Canada); Groningen
University (The Netherlands); Central European University
(Hungary); University of Tartu (Estonia); Friedrich Schiller
University in Jena (Germany); University of Turku (Finland),
University of Salzburg (Austria).
Training of foreign students Training of foreign students is carried out under general
conditions with additional linguistic training.
2. List of components of the educational-professional program and their logical order
2.1. List of components of EP
Code
Components of the educational program
(disciplines, course projects, practices,
qualifications)
Number of
credits
The form of the
final
control
1 2 3 4
Compulsory components of EP
Formation of general competences
1. Basic disciplines
1.1. General training cycle
GC 1.1.01 Methodology and organization of the scientific
research (in English) 6
credit
GC 1.1.02 Foreign language for scientific communication 16 Credit, exam
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1.2. Professional and practical training cycle
PT 1.2.01 Regional Studies (in English) 4 exam
PT 1.2.02 Translation Studies 3 Exam
PT 1.2.03 Internship 3 Credit
PT 1.2.04 Translation Studies – State Exam 3
PT 1.2.05 Master’s Thesis 9
Total 44
DISCIPLINES OF SPECIALIZATION
PT1.2.1.01 Regionalism in the Baltic-Black Sea Region 5 exam
PT1.2.1.02 Political systems of the countries of the Baltic-
Black Sea Region 3
exam
PT1.2.1.03 Foreign and Security Policy in the Baltic-Black
Sea Region 3
exam
PT1.2.1.04 The EU and the Baltic-Black Sea Region 4 exam
PT1.2.1.05 Ukraine in the Baltic-Black Sea Regionalism 4 exam
PT1.2.1.06 Economic governance of the Baltic-Black Sea
Region States 4
exam
Total 23
The total amount of compulsory components 67
2. SELECTIVE DISCIPLINES
2.1. Selective Student’s Disciplines
2.1.1. Professional and practical training cycle
PT2.1.1.01
Ethnopolitical dynamics in the Baltic-Black Sea
Region 6
exam
Politics of the historical memory
PT2.1.1.02
Cultures and identities in the Baltic-Black Sea
Region 5
exam
Migration trends and policies in the Baltic-Black Sea
Region
PT2.1.1.03
International project management in in the Baltic-
Black Sea Region 4
credit
Critical Geopolitics
PT2.1.1.04 New and old borders in the Baltic-Black Sea Region
4 credit
Global powers in the Baltic-Black Sea Region
PT2.1.1.05
Media, Communication and Information warfare in
the Baltic-Black Sea Region 4
credit
Rule of law in the Baltic-Black Sea Region
TOTAL SELECTIVE DISCIPLINES 23
Total number of hours 90
1.1. Structural and logical scheme of EP
1 year 2 year
1 semester 2 semester 3 semester
Methodology and organization
of the scientific research (in
Methodology and organization
of the scientific research (in
Translation Studies
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English) English)
Regional Studies (in English)
Foreign Language Internship
Foreign Language
Political systems of the
countries of the Baltic-Black
Sea Region
Selective Student’s Disciplines:
International project management
in in the Baltic-Black Sea Region
/ Critical Geopolitics
Regionalism in the Baltic-
Black Sea Region (in English)
Foreign and Security Policy in
the Baltic-Black Sea Region
Selective Student’s Disciplines:
New and old borders in the Baltic-
Black Sea Region / Global powers
in the Baltic-Black Sea Region
Selective Student’s Disciplines:
Ethnopolitical dynamics in the
Baltic-Black Sea Region) /
Politics of the historical memory
The EU and the Baltic-Black
Sea Region
Selective Student’s Disciplines:
Media, Communication and
Information warfare in the Baltic-
Black Sea Region) / Rule of law
in the Baltic-Black Sea Region
Ukraine in the Baltic-Black
Sea Regionalism
Translation Studies
State Exam
Economic governance of the
Baltic-Black Sea Region States Master’s Thesis Defense
Selective Student’s Disciplines:
Cultures and identities in the
Baltic-Black Sea Region) /
Migration trends and policies in
the Baltic-Black Sea Region
3. Form of certification of applicants on higher education The certification is carried out by the examination commission in accordance with the requirements of the
higher education standard after the student has completed the training, and it is finished with the issuing of
diploma of the established sample. All the normative content of specialist training is submitted for the
certification. The term of certification is determined by the curriculum and the timetable of the educational
process. The state certification of educational component of educational-professional program is carried out
in the form of public defense of the Master’s thesis before the commission, which is approved by the Rector
of the university. The defense of the Master’s thesis is carried out in the terms fixed in the curriculum.
Students who have fulfilled all requirements of the educational program and curriculum are admitted to the
certification.
The results of the certification are determined by national grading scale “excellent’, “good”,
“satisfactory”, “unsatisfactory”. Master’s thesis (qualification project) should involve solving of a complex
specialized task or practical problem in the field of international relations.
Qualification project / qualification work (Master’s thesis) is the logical completion of the study of a
specific object - tangible (system, equipment, device, etc.) or intangible (certain process, software or
information technology, intellectual creation, etc.), its characteristics, properties (which is the subject of the
research).
Qualification project / qualification work (Master’s thesis) is an independent personal work with elements
of research and innovation, which is the result of theoretical and practical work within the framework of
basic and varying components of the educational-professional program.
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The explanatory note of the Master’s thesis (qualification work) must include algorithms, models,
programs, databases, functional and structural diagrams, listing of the program or program complex, other
types of technical description of personal professional decisions developed and researched by the student.
The tasks for Master’s thesis (qualification work) should reflect the system of competences, production
functions and typical tasks of the activity, which are defined in the educational-professional program. The
Master’s thesis (qualification work) should be checked for plagiarism. The Master’s thesis (qualification
work) should be downloaded on the website of the higher education institution.
The certification is open and public.
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5. Matrix of Software Assurance of Learning Outcomes with the relevant components of the educational program
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